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Provisional ballots in Texas: What voters should know if they’re not on a poll’s registration list

If a voter’s eligibility is uncertain, they can still cast what’s called a provisional ballot. Here’s how they qualify — and how officials ultimately decide whether they’re counted.Complete sentence summary goes here.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 19

A Texas Lawsuit Dubiously Accuses Students for Life of Violating the State's Abortion Pill Restrictions

The case, styled as a critique of the state's "vigilante" statute, aims to punish anti-abortion activists for constitutionally protected advocacy.

Reason · Oct 19

Abandoned Oil Well Spreads Toxic Fumes, Dread Across San Antonio Subdivision

As new neighborhoods are built in Texas, residents don’t always know they are living on top of old oilfields.

Texas Observer · Oct 19

Is Brandon Gill the Future of MAGA in Texas?

The young-ish Republican has rapidly gone from freshman lawmaker to one of Trump’s top attack dogs.

Texas Observer · Oct 19

Airman killed falling from football stadium rafters in front of horrified crowd is identified

Witnesses described moment rappelling demonstration went tragically wrong at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

The Independent UK · Oct 19

Former Prison Chief Says Conditions at Largest US ICE Detention Center Are 'Far Beyond' Maximum-Security Prisons

A former corrections chief warned in court filings that conditions at ICE's Camp East Montana detention facility in Texas are worse than maximum-security prisons, prompting attorneys to request court-ordered medical reforms and independent oversight following three detainee deaths.

Latin Times · Oct 19

8 Women Who Became Instant Stars After Cameras Caught Them In The Stands At College Football Games

From strangers flooding their DMs to thousands of new followers, these eight women discovered how quickly a moment in the stands can change everything.

Bored Panda · Oct 19

Watch: US soldier dies after falling 170 feet during fast-rope demonstration in Texas

A US Air Force airman died after falling around 170 feet from the ceiling of a stadium during a fast-rope demonstration ahead of a college football game in Texas on Saturday.

The Times of India · Oct 19

Gen Z is chasing the American Dream in South Carolina, Missouri, and Tennessee—as California loses thousands of young adults and billionaires

As billionaires like Larry Page and Peter Thiel leave California, Gen Z is following suit—they’re moving to more affordable South Carolina and Missouri.

Fortune · Oct 19

Elon Musk Funnels $158 Million to Save Ken Paxton in Record-Shattering Senate Battle — Talarico Leads

Democrat Talarico leads polls and prediction markets in Texas's costliest Senate race ever, as Elon Musk funnels $158 million behind Republican Paxton.

Latin Times · Oct 19